Our condolences to the actress Kalipa Tashtanova

Our condolences to actress Kalipa Tashtanova on the death of her mother Atyrkul Usenova. RIP.

The President approved the new composition of the commission on the Toktogul State Award

Call for entries: The VIII Film Forum Of Women Film Directors Of Kyrgyzstan

Deadline: 15.09.2025

"I'm Still Here" / "Aun Estoy Aqui" / "Ainda Estou Aqui"

World premiere: 1.09.2024, 81st Venice IFF (won Best Screenplay award)

Fernanda Torres won Best Actress at the 82nd Golden Globe Awards

This film won Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards

"New Cinema in Kyrgyzstan": Special edition of Kinokultura

The book published with the support of the Bishkek International Film Festival in June 2025.

"Deal at the Border" wins Best film award in Vietnam!

“Deal at the Border” made by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi wins Best film award a film festival in Vietnam.

Dates of Danang Asian Film Festival: 29.06 - 05.07.2025

The upcoming Alternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in 2026, with Latin America as the focus region 

Guadalajara, Mexico, June 10, 2025 – Alternativa has announced that the 3rd edition of theAlternativa Film Festival will take place in Colombia in Q2 2026, with an expanded prize fund of120,000 USD (an increase of 20,000 USD from the previous edition) and a new award categoryfor a feature film from the focus region, bringing the total number of awards to seven. The opencall for submissions runs from June 10 to October 10, 2025. Feature-length films of all genresare accepted from Latin America and Asia, while the short film categories are reservedexclusively for Latin America.

"Deal at the Border": Two awards for best direction in Russia!

“Deal at the Border” made by Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi wins Prize for best direction at the "Golden Raven" IFF in Anadyr' and Prize for Best direction at the Eurasia Festival, Sochi. Dastan is currently taking part in a film festival in Vietnam.

Today in Forum plus: Article about XIII IFF "Kyrgyzstan - the land of short movies"

Place: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Dates: 22-25.04.2025

Author: Gulbara Tolomushova

"Black Red Yellow": Wins Best Film Award at the 27 Shanghai IFF

The Hollywood Reporter: "Kyrgyzstan’s ‘Black Red Yellow’ Wins Best Picture at Expanded 2025 Shanghai Film Festival"

"Black Red Yellow" new film made by Aktan Arym Kubat from Kyrgyzstan

Dates of 27th Shanghai IFF: 13-22.06.2025